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European Commission denies watering down data protection laws |
June 13, 2013
The European Commission on Thursday strenuously denied watering down its proposals for data protection laws as a result of United States lobbying.The Commission's justice spokeswoman, Mina Andreeva, called the allegations, which appeared in the Financial Times, "a strange story with strange timing.""We are surprised by the very one-sided account of events that took place in the run up to the presentation of the Data Protection Regulation. While it is no secret that there was immense lobbying on this issue, including from the U.S. authorities, the Commission stood firm," she said.The reaction from lobbyists since the presentation of the proposed law in January 2012 shows that they did not "get what they wanted," she added.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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